Chana Dal Pulao
Simple but flavourful pulao recipe made using rice and chana dal. This is a protein rich nutritious dish for your kids. Great to put in your kids lunch box too.
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice - 1 cup
- Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - ½ cup
- Ghee - 2 tblsp
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Cinnamon / Pattai a small piece
- Cardamom / Yelakai - 4
- Cloves / Krambu - 4
- Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
- Green Chillies - 3 to 4 slit
- Ginger - 1 tblsp chopped
- Garlic- 1 tblsp chopped
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Soak chana dal for 1 hour. Soak rice for 30 mins. Drain and set aside.
- Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
- Add in onions, ginger, garlic and chillies. Saute till golden.
- Add in salt, turmeric and mix well.
- Add in chana dal and mix well. Add 1 cup of water and cover the pot with a lid. Cook for 25 to 30 mins till the dal is cooked.
- Now add in rice and mix well.
- Add in 1.5 cups of water and bring it to a boil.
- Simmer the pan, cover with a lid and cook for15 mins.
- Open and fluff up the rice.
- Serve.
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